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Déborah Bourc'his

Déborah Bourc'his

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 47 4085 3857 212 202 103 16984

Déborah Bourc'his publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Déborah Bourc'his between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Déborah Bourc'his published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2022. 3 of the 127 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2022. 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 2 publications
1997 2025

127 publications in total across all disciplines

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Déborah Bourc'his: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 4
1998 1
1999 3
2000 2
2001 2
2002 2
2003 0
2004 3
2005 3
2006 6
2007 7
2008 8
2009 0
2010 8
2011 2
2012 3
2013 3
2014 3
2015 9
2016 2
2017 4
2018 5
2019 9
2020 4
2021 11
2022 17
2023 3
2024 1
2025 2
Total 127
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Déborah Bourc'his publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Déborah Bourc'his sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 95–104 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 103 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151 103
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Déborah Bourc'his D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Déborah Bourc'his sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46–47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112 47
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Déborah Bourc'his is affiliated with the Institute Curie in France. Their research spans across biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on medicine. The main fields of study include molecular biology and genetics alongside pediatrics, perinatology, child health, and public health.

The scientist's work primarily addresses topics such as epigenetics and DNA methylation, CRISPR and genetic engineering, prenatal screening and diagnostics, RNA modifications and cancer, genetic syndromes and imprinting, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, and reproductive biology and fertility.

Frequent publication venues for their work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Genetics, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, Nature, and Human Reproduction.

Coauthors regularly collaborating with Déborah Bourc'his are Aurélie Teissandier, Patricia Fauque, Julie Barberet, Magali Guilleman, and Nicolas Servant.

Recent papers reflect a focus on epigenetic regulation and reproductive biology:

  • "m6A RNA methylation regulates the fate of endogenous retroviruses," 2021, Nature
  • "DNMT3A-dependent DNA methylation is required for spermatogonial stem cells to commit to spermatogenesis," 2022, Nature Genetics
  • "Do assisted reproductive technologies and in vitro embryo culture influence the epigenetic control of imprinted genes and transposable elements in children?", 2020, Human Reproduction
  • "Dynamic Evolution of De Novo DNA Methyltransferases in Rodent and Primate Genomes," 2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "The imprinted Zdbf2 gene finely tunes control of feeding and growth in neonates," 2022, eLife

Bourc'his has been recognized as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Dnmt3L and the establishment of maternal genomic imprints.

    Déborah Bourc'his;Guo-Liang Xu;Chyuan-Sheng Lin;Brooke Bollman

  • The diverse roles of DNA methylation in mammalian development and disease

    Maxim V. C. Greenberg;Deborah Bourc’his

  • Chromosome instability and immunodeficiency syndrome caused by mutations in a DNA methyltransferase gene.

    Guo-Liang Xu;Timothy H. Bestor;Déborah Bourc'his;Chih-Lin Hsieh

  • Meiotic catastrophe and retrotransposon reactivation in male germ cells lacking Dnmt3L.

    Déborah Bourc'his;Timothy H. Bestor

  • A piRNA pathway primed by individual transposons is linked to de novo DNA methylation in mice.

    Alexei A. Aravin;Alexei A. Aravin;Ravi Sachidanandam;Ravi Sachidanandam;Deborah Bourc'his;Christopher Schaefer;Christopher Schaefer

  • MIWI2 is essential for spermatogenesis and repression of transposons in the mouse male germline.

    Michelle A. Carmell;Angélique Girard;Angélique Girard;Henk J.G. van de Kant;Deborah Bourc'his

  • Chromosome methylation patterns during mammalian preimplantation development

    Nathalie Rougier;Déborah Bourc’his;Denise Molina Gomes;Alain Niveleau

  • Genomic Imprinting and Physiological Processes in Mammals.

    Valter Tucci;Anthony R. Isles;Gavin Kelsey;Gavin Kelsey;Anne C. Ferguson-Smith

  • Delayed and incomplete reprogramming of chromosome methylation patterns in bovine cloned embryos

    D Bourc'his;D Le Bourhis;D Patin;A Niveleau

  • The DNA methyltransferase DNMT3C protects male germ cells from transposon activity.

    Joan Barau;Aurélie Teissandier;Aurélie Teissandier;Natasha Zamudio;Stéphanie Roy

  • An epigenetic switch ensures transposon repression upon dynamic loss of DNA methylation in embryonic stem cells

    Marius Walter;Aurélie Teissandier;Raquel Pérez-Palacios;Déborah Bourc'his

  • Epigenetic decisions in mammalian germ cells

    Christopher B. Schaefer;Steen K. T. Ooi;Timothy H. Bestor;Déborah Bourc'his

  • A small-RNA perspective on gametogenesis, fertilization, and early zygotic development.

    Déborah Bourc’his;Olivier Voinnet;Olivier Voinnet

  • Extensive meiotic asynapsis in mice antagonises meiotic silencing of unsynapsed chromatin and consequently disrupts meiotic sex chromosome inactivation

    Shantha K. Mahadevaiah;Déborah Bourc'his;Dirk G. de Rooij;Dirk G. de Rooij;Timothy H. Bestor

  • Small RNA guides for de novo DNA methylation in mammalian germ cells

    Alexei A. Aravin;Déborah Bourc’his

  • Transposable elements in the mammalian germline: a comfortable niche or a deadly trap?

    N Zamudio;D Bourc'his

  • m6A RNA methylation regulates the fate of endogenous retroviruses

    Tomasz Chelmicki;Emeline Roger;Aurélie Teissandier;Mathilde Dura

  • Whole-genome methylation scan in ICF syndrome: hypomethylation of non-satellite DNA repeats D4Z4 and NBL2

    Tadashi Kondo;Miroslav P. Bobek;Rork Kuick;Barbara Lamb

  • Regulation of alternative polyadenylation by genomic imprinting

    Andrew J. Wood;Reiner Schulz;Kathryn Woodfine;Katarzyna Koltowska

  • DNA methylation restrains transposons from adopting a chromatin signature permissive for meiotic recombination

    Natasha Zamudio;Natasha Zamudio;Joan Barau;Joan Barau;Aurélie Teissandier;Marius Walter;Marius Walter

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy H. Bestor
Timothy H. Bestor Columbia University
Rebecca J. Oakey
Rebecca J. Oakey King's College London
Gavin Kelsey
Gavin Kelsey Babraham Institute
Alexei A. Aravin
Alexei A. Aravin California Institute of Technology
robert feil
robert feil Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Steven E. Jacobsen
Steven E. Jacobsen University of California, Los Angeles
Yann Herault
Yann Herault Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Gregory J. Hannon
Gregory J. Hannon University of Cambridge
Jacquetta M. Trasler
Jacquetta M. Trasler McGill University Health Centre
Anne C. Ferguson-Smith
Anne C. Ferguson-Smith University of Cambridge

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